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Alumni Profiles

The University of Tennessee Department of History is proud of our alumni and the success they have achieved. We include a few profiles of our alumni: professors of British History and U.S. History at state universities; the director of one of the nation's preeminent historical societies; a former M.A. student in European History who is pursuing his Ph.D. in the more specialized field in the Department of Germanic Language and Literature at a prominent national institution; and a special University of Tennessee father and daughter team. Please read about their Tennessee experiences and contact them with any questions.

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Charles F. Bryan, Jr.

Charles F. Bryan, Jr.

Director, Virginia Historical Society
(Ph.D., Tennessee, U.S. History 1979)
Email: charles@vahistorical.org


Christopher Arris Oakley

Christopher Arris Oakley

Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
(Ph.D., Tennessee, U.S. History 2002)
Email: oakleyc@ecu.edu


John A. Shedd

John A. Shedd

Associate Professor, State University of New York, College at Cortland
(Ph.D., Tennessee, British History 1990)
Email: sheddj@snycorva.cortland.edu


Thomas Ott

Thomas Ott

Professor, University of North Alabama
(Ph.D., Tennessee, U.S. History 1970)
Email: (tott@unanov.una.edu)

Ambassador Margaret Scobey

Ambassador Margaret Scobey

U.S. Ambassador to Syria
(B.A. Tennessee, 1971; M.A. Tennessee 1973)


Jennifer E. Brooks

Jennifer E. Brooks

Associate Professor, Auburn University
(Ph.D., Tennessee, U.S. History 1997)


Angela Frye Keaton

Angela Frye Keaton

Visiting Assistant Professor, Tusculum College
(Ph.D., Tennessee, U.S. History 2006)


Victoria Ott

Victoria Ott

Assistant Professor, Birmingham Southern College
(Ph.D., Tennessee, American history, 2003)
Email: vott@bsc.edu